A selective conversion of benzylic alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds by means of an Ag(III) complex

摘要

Carbonyl compounds of the type XPhCOR (R = H, Me, Ph; X = H, Me, Cl, Br) are prepared in high yields by reaction of the corresponding benzylic alcohols XPhCHOHR with KNa4 [Ag(HIO6)(2)] x 12H(2)O in alkaline solution. This method allows the selective oxidation of benzylic alcohols in compounds containing other types of alcoholic functional groups. [References: 34]